We are bringing you all the news from Gloucestershire today, including the latest on the security situation in the wake of the terrorist atrocity in Manchester on Monday.

The threat level has been raised to critical and Gloucestershire police have urged people to be vigilant and to report any 'hate incidents' that threaten community cohesion, including comments on social media.

People are also seeing armed police officers on the streets to provide reassurance.

Armed police at Gloucester Docks

Armed police are being seen across Gloucestershire today as part of patrols in the wake of the Manchester Arena attack and the ‘critical’ threat level in the UK.

There is no specific threat in the South West, police have stressed.

13:27KEY EVENT

'Counterfeit cigarettes found in false door frame of Cheltenham shop'

This is how £850 of counterfeit cigarettes were found in a Cheltenham shop

13:14

Police warning over unattended bags

13:04

Crash on A419

There are reports of an accident, on the A419 at Spring Hill (Stonehouse Services). Crash happened on the roundabout.

13:02

M5 crash: Delays continue to build

This picture from the Highways Agency

Delays on M5 (Image: Highways Agency)

12:54

M5 crash: Congestion now building with delays of 25 minutes

Two lanes remain closed and there is queueing traffic due to accident between junction 11 for the A40 Golden Valley and junction 10 for Cheltenham

Congestion is now back to J11a A417 (Gloucester / Brockworth Bypass).

Travel time is 25 minutes.Lanes two and three (of three) closed.

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M5 crash: What we know so far

A crash on the M5 has resulted in the closure of two lanes this afternoon.

The crash, involving a car towing a caravan, has taken place between on the M5 northbound between Junction 11 A40 Golden Valley Bypass and Junction 10. The crash, called in just before noon, is understood to involve a caravan.

Currently, lane two and three are shut in the aftermath of the smash.

This means just one lane is still open, and this is resulting in queuing traffic which is beginning to build.

Highways England said the road is be open again in about an hour.

A spokesman for the police said: “A car towing a caravan has collided with the central reservation, causing the caravan to topple on its side. Nobody is injured.”

The lane closure is in place while the recovery of vehicle is made.

12:40

M5 crash update: Highways Agency details

Location The M5 northbound between junctions J11 and J10

Reason Road traffic collision

Status Currently Active

Time To Clear The event is expected to clear between 13:30 and 13:45 on 25 May 2017

Return To Normal Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 25 May 2017

12:40

M5 crash update: Caravan hits central reservation

This from police about the M5 crash between junction 11 (A40) and junction 10 (Cheltenham)

“A car towing a caravan has collided with the central reservation, causing caravan to topple on its side.

“No one injured.

“Lane closure in place while recovery of vehicle is made.”

12:34

M5 crash update: Accident involving a caravan

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Girl, 13, goes missing in Cheltenham

Two lanes of M5 closed after crash

Two lanes are closed and there is queueing traffic due to accident on M5 Northbound between J11 A40 Golden Valley Bypass (Gloucester / Golden Valley Bypass) and J10 A4019 (Cheltenham).Lanes two and three (of three) closed.

12:09

Armed police on streets of Gloucestershire: Does it make you feel safer?

Armed police are on the streets of Gloucestershire in the wake of the Manchester Arena terror attack and the raising of the threat level to ‘critical’ in the UK.

Police have stressed they are not there in response to any specific threat in the South West.

Read the police statement here.

We asked people on the streets of Cheltenham if they felt safer with firearms officers on patrol

Steven Bare, 37, of Cheltenham, said:

Yeah it does make me feel safer, but a little uneasy too as it’s a reminder of how dangerous life can be but in the light of recent events it does make me feel safer than if they weren’t here.

Emily Cartwright, 22, also of Cheltenham, said:

Oh yeah definitely, I think I’d get a little worried if they were a constant presence here but after the attack in Manchester I’d much rather them be here than not.

David Major, 57 from Stroud, said:

Yes I’d say it does make me full much safer, and I can understand perfectly why they’re here.

12:03KEY EVENT

Tall Ships arriving in Gloucester

With glorious sunshine raining down on the city today, what better time to head to the Gloucester Sharpness canal.

The Matthew

And with the Tall Ships Festival almost upon us you have the chance to see two beautiful craft sail past.

Minute's silence to be held at 11am

A minute’s silence will be held this morning as to remember the victims of the terror attack in Manchester.

The minute’s silence will be held across the UK at 11am today.

It follows the death of 22 people in a suicide bombing at Manchester Arena on Monday night.

The flag at Manchester Cathedral is flying at half mast, (Image: PA)

A further 59 people were injured - some critically - in the blast in the arena’s foyer at the end of a pop concert.

Flag on government buildings will remain at half mast until this evening.

Local campaigning for the General Election on June 8 will begin after the minute’s silence, and national campaigning will restart tomorrow.

09:50

Manchester attack: Stagecoach to hold minute's silence at 11am

09:17KEY EVENT

Conservative candidate is no-show at school hustings

The Conservative candidate for the Forest of Dean, Mark Harper, has declined to turn up for a hustings event at Wyedean School , Sedbury, because campaigning for the General Election does not start until 11am, our reporter Janet Hughes has said.